Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: Texas State Historical Association Monographshttp://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TSHAM/browse/2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: Texas State Historical Association MonographsThrough Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 18542013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296833/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296833/"><img alt="Through Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 1854" title="Through Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 1854" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296833/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book about the 1854 expedition lead by Randolph Barnes Marcy through the frontier of Texas. Includes meetings with settlers and Native Americans, geography, and wildlife.</p>Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296838/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296838/"><img alt="Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library" title="Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296838/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Annotated bibliography of 224 books about Texas history prior to 1940, including bibliographic details and critical discussion points for each, such as the author's opinions, the opinions of other critics, background on the author and writing of the book, strengths and weaknesses of the text, representative quotations, and references to other books. It also contains an appendix of additional bibliographies to Texas history. Index starts on page 617.</p>Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296834/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296834/"><img alt="Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State" title="Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296834/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing articles by Texas high school students regarding local histories. Histories of pioneer and immigrant families, businesses, methods of travel, and development are included.</p>Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296839/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296839/"><img alt="Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times" title="Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296839/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Compilation of essays about black leaders in Texas who made significant contributions within their communities or the state. The introduction and essays include commentary and context provided by the editors. Index starts on page 223.</p>Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296836/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296836/"><img alt="Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County" title="Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296836/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing the biography of Warren Ferris, a man from New York who pursued business opportunities in the frontiers of New York, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas.</p>Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296837/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296837/"><img alt="Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign" title="Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296837/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing Mexican Col. Juan N. Almonte's 1834 report concerning the measures necessary to prevent the loss of Texas, as well as fifty of his letters, and the journal he kept while at the side of Santa Anna during the Texas rebellion in 1836.</p>Theses on Texas History: A Check List of Theses and Dissertations in Texas History Produced in the Departments of History of Eighteen Texas Graduate Schools and Thirty-Three Graduate Schools Outside of Texas, 1907-19522013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296830/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296830/"><img alt="Theses on Texas History: A Check List of Theses and Dissertations in Texas History Produced in the Departments of History of Eighteen Texas Graduate Schools and Thirty-Three Graduate Schools Outside of Texas, 1907-1952" title="Theses on Texas History: A Check List of Theses and Dissertations in Texas History Produced in the Departments of History of Eighteen Texas Graduate Schools and Thirty-Three Graduate Schools Outside of Texas, 1907-1952" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296830/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing theses collected from the history departments of fifty-one graduate schools. The theses are listed in alphabetical order by author and relate to Texas. Includes the degree conferred upon each author, the title of the theses, and lists of illustrations, maps, tables, and contents.</p>Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296829/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296829/"><img alt="Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store" title="Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296829/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book about the three generations of ownership of Charles Schreiner's Country Store in Kerrville, Texas. Includes biographical information regarding the Schreiners, the origins of the business, and stories about Charles Schreiner.</p>Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-15432013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296846/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296846/"><img alt="Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543" title="Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296846/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.</p>Mexican Americans in Texas History: Selected Essays2013-03-01T09:05:16-06:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296843/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296843/"><img alt="Mexican Americans in Texas History: Selected Essays" title="Mexican Americans in Texas History: Selected Essays" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296843/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Book containing eleven essays from the Texas State Historical Association's "Mexican Americans in Texas History" conference. The essays discuss the history of Mexicans in Texas, their social and political culture, and conflicts with Anglo-Americans.</p>